Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1920) Alarm (2824) Animal (226) Disturbance (1634) Drill (487) Fire (148) Harassment (131) Incorrigible Juvenile (395) Lockdown (17) Medical (867) Mental Health (577) Missing Person (319) Other (5530) Patrol (14130) Physical Violence (1354) Police Communications (394) Sex (342) Substances (1237) Suspicion (986) Theft (755) Threats (716) Trespassing (589) Truancy (124) Unknown (6088) Vandalism (303) Vehicle (3081) Weapons (445) Welfare Check (346)

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Child Custody (9) Disorderly Conduct (1) Disturbing Subject (9) Disturbing the Peace (1433) Fireworks (22) Loitering (1) Noise Complaint (21) Parent Problem (50) Verbal Fight (88)

Disturbance incidents

From all counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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1634
Incidents reported
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120
Police Departments
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427
Schools
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130
School Districts
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40
Counties

Police call logs are from a sampling of schools representing California for the period Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023. The database does not include all schools or districts.

Incident Breakdown by Subcategory of Disturbance

Incident Logs

displaying 1401 - 1425 records in total 1634
Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415J - DISTURB JUV MISC Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/10/23 at 11:04:00 AM

Incident details:

BLDING A WITH STUDENTS IN 415, C4
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Serious Violent

Verbal Fight — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415V-VERBAL DISPUTE Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/24/23 at 11:44:00 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Arroyo Grande High School

Lucia Mar Unified School District, San Luis Obispo County

KEEP THE PEACE Reported to Arroyo Grande Police Department

3/22/23 at 2:39:00 PM

Incident details:

KEEP THE PEACE IN MAIN OFFICE MHET RESPONDED FOR STUDENT PARENT BECAME 415V WHEN ADVD MHET RESPONDING PARENT ENRT UNK ETA RP REQ KTP [Notification] [San Luis Obispo Sheriff]-Problem changed from PC415 Disturbance of Peace to Keep the Peace by San Luis Obispo Sheriff PARENT NAME UNK UNK STUDENT NAME REPORTING PARTY ARPA CODE PIKAN NUMBER
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Arroyo Grande High School

Lucia Mar Unified School District, San Luis Obispo County

PC415 DISTURBANCE OF PEACE Reported to Arroyo Grande Police Department

4/2/23 at 10:57:00 PM

Incident details:

PC415 DISTURBANCE OF PEACE Agency: QUERY CALLER FOR LỌC Agency: ANDE PD Agency: ARROYO GR RPTS A FEMALE SCREAMING AND MALE SUBJ WITH HER POSS 415 VERBAL MALE 4637 C3 TURNIING ON TO TRAFFIC MALE SUBJ RUNNING THROUGHT PARKLING LOT 4637 RUNNING IN THE HS ALL BLACK 4637 NOT PURSUING LAST SEEN SB THROUGH THE HS FEMALE APPROACHING US
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Serious Non-Violent

Noise Complaint — Menlo-Atherton High School

Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo County

DISTURBANCE - NOISE/MUSIC Reported to Atherton Police Department

3/20/23 at 2:43:19 PM

Incident details:

athletic fields - loud amplified music , ok to meet RP at his property for measurement . Music is turned off.
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

DISTURBANCE REPORT Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

2/9/23 at 2:12:00 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

DISTURBANCE JO Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

6/12/23 at 11:52:00 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Half Moon Bay High School

Cabrillo Unified School District, San Mateo County

DISTURBANCE REPORT Reported to San Mateo County Sheriff

3/31/23 at 9:03:00 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Alta Loma Middle School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

415J Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

6/17/23 at 5:58:43 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Camino High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

415F Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

4/18/23 at 12:49:16 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Camino High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

415J Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

5/16/23 at 11:19:33 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Camino High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

415N Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

5/19/23 at 6:08:00 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — South San Francisco High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

415D Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

3/18/23 at 3:11:23 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — South San Francisco High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

415J Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

4/25/23 at 3:58:45 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — South San Francisco High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

415N Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

5/17/23 at 8:43:55 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Santa Barbara Senior High School

Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Barbara County

415IP (DISTURBANCEIN PROGRESS) Reported to Santa Barbara Police Department

5/26/23 at 10:09:26 AM

Incident details:

ARREST
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Santa Barbara Senior High School

Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Barbara County

415INV(DISTURBANCE- INVESTIGATION) Reported to Santa Barbara Police Department

6/26/23 at 12:03:17 PM

Incident details:

CIVIL PROBLEM
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Disturbance Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

1/25/23 at 6:33:35 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Disturbance Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

1/26/23 at 4:37:27 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Disturbance Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

3/1/23 at 9:27:49 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Disturbance Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

3/7/23 at 12:47:37 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Disturbance Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

4/3/23 at 8:28:23 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Juvenile Disturbance Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

4/29/23 at 8:00:03 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fireworks — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Fireworks Complaint Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

6/2/23 at 9:06:55 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Juvenile Disturbance Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

6/2/23 at 10:32:18 PM